Trevor Jamieson
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Born | Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia | 7 March 1975
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
Relatives | Natasha Wanganeen (cousin) |
Awards | Deadly Awards 2008: Most Outstanding Achievement in Film, TV or Theatre for Ngapartji Ngapartji Sydney Theatre Awards 2008, Best Actor in a Lead Role 2008 |
Trevor Jamieson (born 7 March 1975) is an
Early life
Trevor Jamieson was born on 7 March 1975 in Subiaco, Western Australia (WA).[1][2]
He grew up in the
His aunt, Lynette Markle, is the niece of playwright Jack Davis, so he was exposed to drama at an early age, and enjoyed being in a play at school. Thinking about signing up as a constable at the end of 1992, Markle persuaded him to go for an audition, which led to the first step in his career - a role in the stage musical Bran Nue Dae, which toured nationally.[3]
He is a cousin of South Australian actress Natasha Wanganeen[5] and an uncle of actor Clarence Ryan,[6] whom he met while filming Lockie Leonard where they play father and son.
Career
Jamieson is an actor,[7] dancer,[8] singer,[4] playwright,[9] and didgeridoo player.[1]
Stage
Jamieson's first stage performance was in the touring producing of
He co-wrote The Career Highlights of the MAMU with
He was co-creator of
In 2012–13 Jamieson played the artist
In 2013 he took the role of Fingerbone Bill in a stage production of Storm Boy by Barking Gecko Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company, based on the 1964 novel by Colin Thiele.[16][3]
In 2014, Jamieson worked with the Black Arm Band theatre company in a musical theatre production called Dirtsong[17] which closed the 2014 Adelaide Festival on 16 March 2014.[18] The performers, who included Jamieson, Archie Roach, Lou Bennett, Emma Donovan and many other singers and musicians, sang songs with lyrics by writer Alexis Wright, with some sung in Aboriginal languages.[19] The performance included both contemporary and traditional songs, and had premiered five years earlier at the 2009 Melbourne International Arts Festival, with Jamieson not in the original cast.[20]
In 2016, Jamieson participated in a multicultural dance presentation, along with Indian dancers Isha Shavani and Tao Issaro, other Aboriginal dancers, and
In May 2022 Jamieson played Dugald in a revival of the opera
Jameieson acted in the 2013 and 2016 productions of
Jamieson's performance in Jada Alberts' Brothers Wreck (2016) was praised.[28][29] The topic (Indigenous youth suicide) was one for which Jamieson could draw on his own life experiences.[30]
Film and TV
In 2009, an episode of Message Stick on ABC Television, called "Spinifex Man", was aired. Filmmaker Allan Collins talks to Jamieson about his life and work in the program.[2]
Jamieson portrayed Fingerbone Bill in the 2019 film Storm Boy, released on 17 January 2019.[16] He loved the 1976 film and especially idolised David Gulpilil (who played Fingerbone Bill), so playing the character in both the stage version in 2013 and this film was a dream come true for him. He consulted Ngarrindjeri / Kaurna elder Moogy Sumner on the singing, dancing, and other cultural protocols, and worked with a Ngarrindjeri linguist to get the language right, as he was representing Ngarrindjeri people in the film, which was shot on Ngarrindjeri country.[31][a][3]
Other roles
In 2021, Jamieson was an ambassador for the Revelation Perth International Film Festival.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | Moore River Policeman | Feature film |
2006 | Weewar | Weewar | Short film |
2007 | Done Dirt Cheap | Amos | Short film |
2009 | 3 Acts of Murder | Lary Dooley | TV movie |
2009 | Bran Nue Dae | Roebuck Hotel Dancer / Listen to the News Dancer | Feature film |
2013 | Around the Block | Uncle Rex | Feature film |
2016 | Boys in the Trees | Man in white | Feature film |
2018 | Kwongkan Sand | Elder | Feature film |
2018 | Yulubidyi - Until The End | Thunder / Mamu | Short film |
2018 | Thalu: Dreamtime is Now | Mingkala (voice) | Feature film |
2019 | Storm Boy | Fingerbone Bill | Feature film |
2019 | A Small Punch in a Little Town | Warragul | Feature film [31] |
2023 | Run Rabbit Run | Sandy | Feature film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Heartland | Nobby | 2 episodes |
1998 | Kings in Grass Castles | Boontamurra Youth | Miniseries 2 episodes |
2009 | The Circuit | Bill | 1 episode[33] |
2007-2010 | Lockie Leonard | Rev. Egg | 36 episodes[3] |
2011 | My Place | Father | 1 episode |
2015 | The Secret River | Grey Beard (Gumang) | Miniseries, 2 episodes[3] |
2016 | Cleverman | Uncle Max | 5 episodes[3] |
2018 | Black Comedy | Guest cast | 5 episodes |
Stage
Awards & nominations
Year | Title | Award | Category | Result |
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2008 | Ngapartji Ngapartji | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Actor in a Lead Role | Won[35] |
2008 | Ngapartji Ngapartji | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Mainstage Production | Nominated |
2008 | Ngapartji Ngapartji | Deadly Awards 2008 | Most Outstanding Achievement in Film, TV and Theatre | Won[13] |
2008 | Ngapartji Ngapartji | Deadly Awards 2008 | Best Script | Nominated |
2010 | Namatjira | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Leading Man | Nominated[1] |
2020 | Ayaan | South Australian Screen Awards | Best Male Performance | Won |
2020 | Ayaan | St Kilda Short Film Festival | Best Actor | Nominated |
2021 | A Small Punch in a Littie Town | Northern Virginia International Film & Music Festival | Festival Award for Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated |
2021 | A Small Punch in a Littie Town | Hollywood Dreamz International Film Festival | Outstanding Cast Performance Feature | Nominated |
Footnotes
References
- ^ a b c d "Trevor Jamieson". Revelation Perth International Film Festival. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Spinifex Man (2009) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Jamieson, Trevor (16 January 2019). "A chat with Trevor Jamieson". The Real (Interview). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Dirtsong" (audio). The Wire. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ Vann-Wall, Silvi (1 June 2022). "Natasha Wanganeen on Bunker, The Last Fleet: 'Sci-fi films saved my life'". ScreenHub Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "WA actor and Flickerfest star Trevor Jamieson on the unique power of storytelling". X-Press Magazine - Entertainment in Perth. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ a b Blake, Elissa (10 September 2013). "Play's journey drawn from life". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
The award-winning play, simply titled Namatjira, features one of Australia's leading indigenous actors Trevor Jamieson in the title role,...
- ^ "Cultures collide in new dance performance in Perth". ABC News. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ a b Jamieson, Trevor; Rankin, Scott; Black Swan Theatre Company; Laokoon Festival (August 2002 : Kampnagel, Hamburg) (2002), The career highlights of the Mamu : Black Swan Theatre Company, Laokoon Festival 2002, Kampnagel, Hamburg, August 2002 (catalogue entry for videorecording), Corporate Image Productions, retrieved 19 October 2022,
"The career highlights of the Mamu" was written by Trevor Jamieson and Scott Rankin. This production was performed at the Laokoon Festival, 2002 at Kampnagel, Hamburg.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Trevor Jamieson". AusStage. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Corrugation Road". AusStage. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b Grehan, H (2003), "Play review: Recovering histories of joy and sorrow in The Career Highlights of the MAMU" (catalogue entry), Trove, University of Western Australia. Centre for Western Australian History, retrieved 20 October 2022
- ^ a b c Ben Hermann (17 July 2012). "Ngapartji Ngapartji One". BMA Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
Written by Jamieson and Big hART's Creative Director Scott Rankin, the production was awarded the 2008 Deadly Award for Most Outstanding Achievement in Film, TV and Theatre...
- ^ "Indigenous Theatre Heads for Sydney Opera House". ABC News. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Canberra Times. Archived from the originalon 15 July 2012.
- ^ Perth Now. Community News. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Dirtsong" (audio). The Wire. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Adelaide Now.
- InDaily. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Dirtsong". AustLit. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ Hamlyn, Charlotte (12 October 2016). "Collaborative performance features dancers from Indian, Maori and Aboriginal cultures". ABC News. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Voss (2022)". State Opera South Australia. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b Carroll, Diana (9 May 2022). "Opera review: Voss". ArtsHub Australia. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Voss". Victorian Opera. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Angus, Brian (8 May 2022). "Richard Meale's Voss revived in all its brilliance in Adelaide". Bachtrack. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "The Secret River". AusStage. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- Adelaide Now. Messenger. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Brindley, Michael (23 June 2018). "Brothers Wreck". Stage Whispers. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
The great Trevor Jamieson is calm and measured, but somewhat wasted in a role in which his 'client' refuses to open up, and hints about his past get only passing mention.
- ^ Edwards, David (16 June 2018). "Brothers Wreck (Malthouse) - theatre review". The Blurb. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
Trevor Jamieson is strong as Ruben's level-headed counsellor...
- ^ Dexter, John (26 June 2018). "Brothers Wreck picks up the pieces". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
Trevor Jamieson, a formidable performing talent, writer and dancer in his own stead... and for Jamieson it reflects some of his own life experiences.
- ^ a b Jamieson, Trevor (14 January 2019). "Interview: Trevor Jamieson". Cinema Australia (Interview). Interviewed by Eeles, Matthew. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Strathearn, Peri (6 July 2021). "Ngarrindjeri elder Major 'Moogy' Sumner wins NAIDOC Week award". Murray Bridge News. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- IMDb
- ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/230830
- ^ "2008". Sydney Theatre Awards. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
External links
- Trevor Jamieson at IMDb
- Trevor Jamieson at AusStage